Maine School Infrastructure Crisis Background Information
Maine's schools are closing at an alarming rate due to three converging factors: aging infrastructure, declining enrollment, and shrinking child populations. This page provides comprehensive background on the scale and nature of the challenges facing Maine's school system.
Three Simultaneous Challenges Creating Unprecedented Opportunity
68%
Schools exceed 40-year life expectancy
73%
Districts lost students 2019-2024
10,000 fewer students statewide
5%
Decline in children under 5 (2013-2023)
From 65,014 to 61,645